The Federal Authorities has mentioned the United Arab Emirates, UAE, is but to carry the visa ban imposed on Nigeria.
It mentioned this after studies emerged that the Emirati authorities after a profitable end result of discussions between President Bola Tinubu and President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, lifted the visa restriction on Nigerian travellers.
Particular Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Data and Technique, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who refuted the viral studies in an replace on his X web page, mentioned: “UAE has not resumed visa issuance to Nigerians. The doc in circulation just isn’t authorised both by the Nigerian authorities or the UAE.”
In October 2022, the UAE carried out a ban on residents from roughly 20 African nations from coming into its borders.
Among the many affected nations are Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Comoros, and the Dominican Republic.
Vanguard Newspaper